黑龍江省大慶鐵人中學(xué)2021-2022學(xué)年高二上學(xué)期第一次月考英語試題 含答案

這是一份黑龍江省大慶鐵人中學(xué)2021-2022學(xué)年高二上學(xué)期第一次月考英語試題 含答案，共16頁。
?鐵人中學(xué)2020級高二學(xué)年上學(xué)期月考考試
英語試題
第一部分 聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分20分）
做題時，先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上，錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。
第一節(jié)（共5小題，每小題1分，滿分5分）
聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。
聽下面5段對話，回答第1?5小題。
1. Why does the man like his new job more?
A. He can use what he learned.
B. He can learn a lot from the new job.
C. He has more free time.
2. What does the woman want the man to do?
A. To buy her a dress. B. To give her his address. C. To deliver her dress.
3. Where is Sue now?
A. At home. B. At Bill's home. C. At the office.
4. What does the woman think of herself?
A. Careless. B. Unfortunate. C. Hopeless.
5. What is the possible relationship between the two speakers?
A. A boss and an employee. B. A teacher and a student. C. A father and a son.
第二節(jié)（共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分）
聽下面5段對話或獨(dú)白。每段對話或獨(dú)白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。
聽第6段材料，回答第6?8小題。
6. Why is Ken so early this morning?
A. He is on duty.
B. He has to do his homework.
C. He often does this.
7. What do we learn about Ken's mother?
A. She is very strict with Ken.
B. She is very friendly.
C. She always makes Ken do a lot of homework.
8. Did Ken's favorite team win last night?
A. Yes, it did. B. No, it didn't. C. We don't know.
聽第7段材料，回答第9?11小題。
9. Where does the conversation probably happen?
A. At the doctor's office. B. At the police station. C. In the street.
10. What is the man who asked the time like?
A. He is tall and thin. B. He is tall and fat. C. He is short and thin.
11. How many people robbed the woman?
A. Two. B. Three. C. We don't know.
聽第8段材料，回答第12?13小題。
12. What do we know about Elizabeth?
A. She's too busy to see a doctor.
B. The doctor's advice does her no good.
C. She hasn't got well though she's seen a doctor.
13. Who will see Elizabeth?
A. The man. B. The woman. C. Neither of them.
聽第9段材料，回答第14?17小題。
14. Where does this talk take place?
A. In a school. B. In a classroom. C. In an office.
15. How many computers do they have all together?
A. 80. B. 168. C. 208.
16. What is the use of the computer in class?
A. It is used to help teachers teach.
B. It is used to learn new words.
C. It is used to save time.
17. Why do they use the computer in class?
A. They use it to make the work easier and save a lot of time.
B. They have to.
C. They like to use it.
聽第10段材料，回答第18?20小題。
18. What did the speaker want to tell the listeners about?
A. The kinds of things which will serve as money in the future.
B. The money used in the early days.
C. The fact that the Chinese people were the earliest users of money.
19. Which might have been used for money by early Japanese?
A. Tea. B. Salt. C. Nuts.
20. What was the common character of the things used for money?
A. They were difficult to get.
B. They had some practical use.
C. They were considered valuable by all people.
第二部分 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）
第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
A
Arriving at London Gatwick
Distance from Central London:28 miles/45km
For travel information call: +44（0）870 000 24 68
How to get to the city centre
By train
The Gatwick Express goes from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria train and underground station in Central London.
Trains go every 15 minutes and the journey to Central London takes half an hour.
First Class tickets cost ￡25（single）, ￡48（return）.
Express Class costs ￡17（single）, ￡29（return）.
Southern Trains services run four times an hour to Victoria with a journey time of around 35 minutes.
By taxi
There are taxis outside the airport day and night. The journey to Central London takes 55-70 minutes. A London taxi takes up to 5 people.
The average cost from the airport to Central London is ￡ 75- ￡ 100.
By car
Gatwick Airport is 28 miles（45 km）south of London. There are 4 car parks next to the airport and there are car rental offices open from 8:00 to 18:00. The journey to London takes 60-75 minutes.
All cars pay a special ￡ 8 charge to go into Central London.
By bus
National Express and EasyBus have services to Central London. EasyBus services go every 20 minutes. The journey takes one hour and costs ￡2.
There is one National Express bus an hour. The journey takes 90 minutes and costs ￡ 7.60.
21. Which of the following is the slowest?
A. Taking a taxi. B. Taking a train.
C. Taking a bus. D. Driving a car.
22. Which of the following is not true ?
A. People can take taxis at any time.
B. People can rent cars at any time.
C. Easy Bus goes three times an hour.
D. Drivers can find places to park their cars near the airport.
23. If a person has ￡25, he can buy the following except ______.
A. a single ticket of First Class
B. a ticket of National Express
C. a ticket of Easy Bus
D. a return ticket of Express Class
B
One of the greatest contributions to the first Oxford English Dictionary was also one of its most unusual. In 1879, Oxford University in England asked Prof. James Murray to serve as editor for what was to be the most ambitious dictionary in the history of the English language. It would include every English word possible and would give not only the definition but also the history of the word and quotations（引文）showing how it was used.
This was a huge task, so Murray had to find volunteers from Britain, the United States, and the British colonies to search every newspaper, magazine, and book ever written in English.
Hundreds of volunteers responded, including William Chester Minor. Dr. Minor was an American surgeon who had served in the Civil War and was now living in England. He gave his address as “Broadmoor, Crowthome, Berkshire,” 50 miles from Oxford.
Minor joined the army of volunteers sending words and quotations to Murray. Over the next 17 years, he became one of the staff s most valued contributors.
But he was also a mystery. In spite of many invitations, he would always decline to visit Oxford. So in 1897, Murray finally decided to travel to Crowthome himself. When he arrived, he found Minor locked in a book-lined cell at the Broadmoor Asylum（精神病院）for the Criminally insane.
Murray and Minor became friends, sharing their love of words. Minor continued contributing to the dictionary, sending in more than 10,000 submissions in 20 years. Murray continued to visit Minor regularly, sometimes taking walks with him around the asylum grounds.
In 1910, Minor left Broadmoor for an asylum in his native America. Murray was at the port to wave goodbye to his remarkable friend.
Minor died in 1920, seven years before the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary was completed. The 12 volumes defined 414,825 words, and thousands of them were contributions from a very scholarly and devoted asylum patient.
24. According to the text, the first Oxford English Dictionary ______.
A. came out before Minor died
B. was edited by an American volunteer
C. included the English words invented by Murray
D. was intended to be the most ambitious English dictionary
25. How did Dr. Minor contribute to the dictionary?
A. He helped Murray to find hundreds of volunteers.
B. He sent newspapers, magazines and books to Murray.
C. He provided a great number of words and quotations.
D. he went to England to work with Murray.
26. Prof. Murray and Dr. Minor became friends mainly because ______.
A. they both served in the Civil War
B. They had a common interest in words
C. Minor recovered with the help of Murray
D. Murray went to America regularly to visit Minor
27. What does the text mainly talk about?
A. The history of the English language.
B. The friendship between Murray and Minor.
C. Minor and the first Oxford English Dictionary.
D. Broadmoor Asylum and its patients.
C
There is a famous story about British poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge. He was writing a poem when he was interrupted by a knock at the door.
This was an age before telephones. Someone was delivering a message. When Coleridge got back to his poem, he had lost his inspiration. His poetic mood had been broken by the knock on his door. His unfinished poem, which could otherwise have been a masterpiece, would now never be more than a fragment.
This story tells how unexpected communication can destroy an important thought, which bring us to the cellphone.
The most common complaint about cellphones is that people talk on them to the annoyance of people around them. But more damaging may be the cellphone's interruption of our thoughts.
We have already entered a golden age of little white lies about our cellphones, and this is by and large（大體上）a healthy, protective development. “I didn't hear it ring” or “I didn't realize my phone had shut off” are among the lies we tell to give ourselves space where we're beyond reach.
The notion of being unreachable is not a new concept — we have “Do Not Disturb” sign on the doors of hotel rooms. So why must we feel guilty when it comes to cellphones? Why must we apologize if we decide to shut off the phone for a while?
Now time alone, or a conversation with someone next to us which cannot be interrupted by a phone, is something to be cherished. Even cellphone devotees（信徒）, myself usually included, can't help at times wanting to throw their phone away, or curse the day they were invented.
But we don't and won't, and there really is no need. All that's required to take back our private time is a general social recognition that we have the right to it. In other words, we have to develop a healthy contempt for the rings of our own phones.
A cellphone call deserves no greater priority than a random word from the person next to us, though the call on my cellphone may be the one-in-a-million from Steven Spielberg — who has finally read my novel and wants to make it his next movie. But most likely it is not, and I'm better off thinking about the idea I just had for a new story, or the slice of pizza I'll eat for lunch.
28. What is the point of the anecdote（軼事）about the poet Coleridge in the first three paragraphs?
A. To direct readers' attention to the main topic.
B. To show how important inspiration is to a poet.
C. To emphasize the disadvantage of not having a cellphone.
D. To encourage readers to read the works of this poet.
29. What does the writer think about people telling “white lies” about their cellphones?
A. It is a way of signaling that you don't like the caller.
B. It is natural to tell lies about small things.
C. It is basically a good way to protect one's privacy.
D. We should feel guilty when we can't tell the truth.
30. According to the author, what is the most annoying problem caused by cellphones?
A. People get so obsessed（著迷）with the cellphone rings that they fail to notice anything else.
B. People feel guilty when they are not able to answer their cellphones.
C. Cellphones interrupt people's private time.
D. With cellphones it is no longer possible to be unreachable.
31. What does the last paragraph suggest?
A. A person who calls us from afar deserves more of our attention.
B. Steven Spielberg once called the author to talk about the author's novel.
C. You should always finish your lunch before you answer a call on the cellphone.
D. Never let cellphones disturb your life too much.
D
Cat lovers finally have the chance to understand what their pets are saying thanks to a smart collar that can interpret meows and translate them into human speech. Named Catterbox, the collar supposedly has a digital sensor that detects meows, and uses a special program to interpret the meaning behind them.
Developed by London ad agency adam&eveDDB, for Temptations cat treats, the invention comes preloaded（預(yù)裝）with a dictionary of cat meows and several other sounds to make the interpretation as accurate as possible. “We're fascinated by cats, so we set out on a mission to get to know them better.” said Pete Simmons, global brand director of Temptations.
The promotion video of the smart collar claims that Catterbox, the world's first talking cat collar, is designed to finally help humans understand the meaning of meows. “Cats are often thought of as independent pets quite hard to get to know, so we set up The Temptations Lab to find creative ways to inject even more pleasure into a cat and owner's relationship,” said Richard Brim, executive creative director of adam&eveDDB.
“Studies show cats only meow in order to communicate with humans,” the video adds. “So we set out on a mission to get to know them better. By analyzing different cat meows, we've designed a digital sensor that detects a cat's meow and uses a unique program to turn it into a human voice.” So by using the collar, owners can speak to their cats and expect a meaningful response. The responses are delivered in a British accent, in a voice of the owner's choice, selected through a smartphone app paired with the collar.
A few sample responses are shown on the company's YouTube channel-they are quite funny, but obviously not very convincing. In all probability, Catterbox is useless though it has a very clever marketing means.
32. Why did the researchers set up The Temptations Lab?
A. To help cat lovers get more fun in keeping cats.
B. To tell cat lovers how to get along with cats.
C. To do some research on cat's habits.
D. To prove cats are really difficult to understand.
33. What can we know about Catterbox according to this passage?
A. It is selling well among cat lovers now.
B. It can also help cats understand their owners' languages.
C. It can translate meows into different languages.
D. It can be set by a paired smartphone app.
34. What's the author's attitude towards the smart collar?
A. Positive. B. Uncaring. C. Doubtful. D. Opposed.
35. What is the passage mainly about?
A. A smart collar that translates cat meows into human speech.
B. Cat lovers who want to understand what cats say.
C. Scientists who are devoted to inventing a smart collar.
D. A dictionary of cat meows and other sounds.
第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。
It should come as no surprise that the more stressed parents are at work, the greater the burden on their family is. 36 . After all, the more time parents spend working, the less time and energy they have to plan and prepare healthful meals. Previously, most studies have focused on the role of working mothers while fathers were ignored. 37 . It adds a new wrinkle to the relationship between work stress and family nutrition. Mom's work-related stress is still a central factor in how well families eat because they typically do most of the food shopping and cooking. 38 .
The study finds that when mom or dad experience high levels of work related stress, their families are eating one-and-a-half fewer family meals per week, and the parents themselves report eating fewer fruits and vegetables, more fast food, and are less likely to eat breakfast regularly.
It's worth noting that the study looks mainly at low income families who belong to ethnic or minority groups. 39 . But the implications are wide-ranging.
40 . Teaching kids, especially teenagers, to help with grocery shopping and to cook actual meals, instead of just putting a frozen pizza in the microwave, could be an important piece of the puzzle in helping families improve their eating habits.
A. But dad's work-related stress has a large impact, too.
B. Yet, the kid's stress may affect the families' nutrition, too.
C. As to family nutrition, the entire family plays a role, even kids.
D. So the findings don't necessarily apply directly to other types of families.
E. It is parents who give their kids a good model to develop a good eating habit.
F. It's also probably not a surprise that this can negatively affect a family's nutrition.
G. Now, a study looks at the family as a whole and at the role of fathers in particular.
第三部分 語言知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）
第一節(jié)（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。
I was recently invited to dinner by a friend. During the meal, the 41 of the restaurant came over and said our meal was free. I was 42 .He stood there smiling at me and there was an air of 43 .Finally I asked him if he knew me. He said I had 44 forgotten him, but I had 45 his life. My friend was quite 46 and asked him how I had done this.
He said twelve years ago I was teaching a stress management class and he was one of the 47 . I asked the group what their number one 48 was and most of them said it was from their bosses. I listened to everyone, then 49 a chair and invited everyone to stand on it. I wanted them to look at the room from 50 there. After that, I asked the group to think about how the room looked 51 when they changed their perspective（角度）.
Then I asked them to 52 their bosses. Was this the same person who had 53 their good qualities and hired them? Do they remember how 54 they were to be chosen for the job? He said I looked at him and asked if he had ever thanked his boss for the 55 to earn a living and 56 him new skills and to be a better employee.
He said he went back to work the next day with a thank-you card to his 57 . He learned to 58 stress in a smart way. Now he has been the manager of the restaurant for eight years. He said I had taught him to 59 life from different perspectives and to express 60 .
41. A. waiter B. manager C. cook D. owner
42. A. satisfied B. excited C. surprised D. moved
43. A. familiarity B. understanding C. importance D. dignity
44. A. hardly B. rarely C. specially D. probably
45. A. changed B. planned C. built D. noticed
46. A. patient B. anxious C. doubtful D. curious
47. A. employees B. students C. organizers D. teachers
48. A. joy B. stress C. danger D. pride
49. A. removed B. broke C. held D. took
50. A. down B. outside C. up D. inside
51. A. natural B. strange C. funny D. different
52. A. consider B. ask C. visit D. watch
53. A. seen B. predicted C. chosen D. improved
54. A. puzzled B. touched C. happy D. calm
55. A. ability B. chance C. process D. luck
56. A. allowing B. advising C. encouraging D. teaching
57. A. colleague B. customer C. boss D. parent
58. A. leave behind B. deal with C. suffer from D. bring about
59. A. look at B. talk about C. work on D. take over
60. A. apology B. regret C. appreciation D. sympathy
第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）
閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。
Mr. Johnson lived in the woods with his wife and children. He owned（61）______ farm, which looked almost abandoned.（62）______（lucky）, he also had a cow which produced milk every day. He sold or exchanged some of the milk in the towns nearby（63）______ other food and made cheese and butter for the family with what（64）______（leave）.The cow was their only means of support, in fact.
One day, the cow was eating grass（65）______ it began to rain heavily. While making great efforts to run away, she（66）______（fall）over the hill and died. Then the Johnson tried to make a living （67）______ the cow. In order to support his family, Mr. Johnson began to plant herbs and vegetables. Since the plants took a while to grow, he started cutting down trees（68）______（sell）the wood. Thinking about his children's clothes, he started growing cotton too. When harvest came around, he was already selling herbs, vegetables and cotton in the market（69）______ people from the town met regularly. Now it occurred to（70）______ that his farm had much potential and that the death of the cow was a bit of luck.
第四部分 寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）
第一節(jié) 單詞拼寫（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）
根據(jù)漢譯及首字母填寫單詞或單詞的適當(dāng)形式。
71. To my great e______, I didn't bring any money when I was going to pay those things.
72. They set up some ______（臨時的）shelters to house the victims in the earthquake.
73. A large number of people prefer to work at home because they can have a______（靈活的）schedule.
74. He showed a（n）______（非同尋常的）talent for acting at an early age.
75. The big fire spread so quickly that it was b______ our control.
76. Four police officers died and hundreds were seriously i______ in the explosion.
77. He gave a detailed a______ of what happened on the rainy night, but nobody believed him.
78. Their communication is becoming more and more ______（頻繁的）, which is good to their relationship.
79. Though ______（缺乏）money, his parents managed to send him to a university.
80. The photographs will be on e______ in the gallery until the end of the month.
第二節(jié) 書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）
假設(shè)你是高中生李華，你校計(jì)劃下個月將舉行舊書捐贈活動，所有圖書將送給西部貧困山區(qū)的學(xué)校。請給你的英國朋友查理寫一封信，向他介紹此次活動的有關(guān)情況，要點(diǎn)如下：
1.活動目的
2.活動內(nèi)容
3.活動意義
參考詞匯：舊書捐贈活動Used Book Donation Campaign
注意：
1.詞數(shù)100左右；
2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。
Dear Charlie,
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Yours,
Li Hua
參考答案
鐵人中學(xué)2020級髙二上學(xué)期月考英語答案
第一部分：聽力
1?5.ACCAB 6?10.BAABC 11?15.ACAAC 16?20.AABAC
第二部分：閱讀理解
21-23 CBD 24-27 DCBC 28-31 ACCD 32-35 ADCA 36-40 FGADC
第三部分：語言基礎(chǔ)知識運(yùn)用
完形填空
41-45 BCADA 46-50 DBBDC 51-55 DAACB 56-60 DCBAC
語法填空
61. a 62. Luckily 63. for 64. was left 65. when
66. fell 67. without 68. to sell 69. where 70. him
第四部分：寫作
單詞拼寫
71. embarrassment 72. temporary 73. flexible 74. extraordinary 75.beyond
76. injured 77. account 78. frequent 79. lacking 80. exhibition
書面表達(dá)
Dear Charlie,
How is everything going with you these days?
In order to fuel our efforts to save the planet and raise public awareness of environmental issues, “a Used Book Donation Campaign” will be carried out in our school next month.（高分句型一）（活動目的）Any used books that we no longer need can be donated and all the collected books will be donated to schools in poor mountainous areas of West China.（高分句型二）（活動內(nèi)容）
I'm sure this campaign will have a great effect on everyone involved. On one hand, we can play a part in recycling resources for the protection of the environment. On the other hand, children in poor areas will benefit from those used books because it's difficult for them to have access to such extra-curricular books.（活動意義）
Do you have similar campaigns in your school? If so, could you please let me know how they are conducted?（期望）
Yours,
Li Hua
聽力原文
（Text 1）
W: I hear you have changed your job. How do you feel about your new job?
M: Better than the job I used to have. The most important thing is that doing the present job, I can use what I learned from the old job.
（Text 2）
W: Could you have my dress delivered?
M: Of course, madam. May I have your address, please?
W: 7345 King Street..
（Text 3）
M: Sue. That report on my desk has to be finished today. But Fm sick and can't come to the office.
W: I see the report, Bill. I'll finish it for you.
（Text 4）
M: Mary, you didn't do well in today's maths test. What was the matter?
W: I was in a hurry, and I didn't check my answers.
M: That's too bad you didn't think of it before..
W: Sorry, Mr. Smith. If only I had been more careful!
（Text 5）
W: Sorry, Mr Johnson. I forgot to bring my homework.
M: Did you do it?
W: Yes? but I left in a hurry this morning.
M: Do remember to bring it here tomorrow.
（Text 6）
W: Good morning Ken! Why are you so early today?
M: Morning, Julia! Well, I was doing my homework, and I have finished it now. You see, the maths homework is difficult for me.
W: Is it? Fm afraid you stayed up again last night for the football match.
M: Yes. That's why I am doing my homework here in the classroom. If my mother had seen I was doing my homework at home, she would have known everything.
W: Your mother is really strict with you.
M: Strict? I think she is hard on me.
W: Then how did you watch the football match last night?
M: I bought a second-hand small TV set with my pocket money. And I put it in my bedroom.
W: Didn't your mother hear you?
M: No, she was too tired after the whole day's work.
W: Did your favorite team win last night? M: Sure!
（Text 7）
M: So, two men grabbed your bag as you came out of the bank and ran off down the street. Is that correct?
W: Yes. One of them stopped me and asked me the time. The other one grabbed my bag..
M: Would you please describe them? W: Fm not sure, because it happened so quickly.
M: The one who asked you the time, what did he look like?
W: Well, let me see. He was short and he had brown hair and a little moustache. He was very thin, about 20 years old. And he was wearing a black jacket.
M: Did you notice the color of his eyes?
W: Yes. They were brown.
M: Good, and what about the other man?
W: Fm sorry, but I didn't get a good look at him. He was quite tall. I remember he had a beard. He was bald and he appeared much older than the short one.
M: Thank you. We may call you tomorrow.
W: OK.
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M: Have you seen Elizabeth lately?
W: Yes? I have. I saw her a couple of weeks ago. She hasn't been very well in the last couple of weeks.
M: Has she seen a doctor since she's been ill?
W: Yes? she has. The doctor told her to take it easy for a while, but she hasn't been following his advice. She's as busy as usual.
M: Do you think it useful for me to ask her to have a rest while I go to see her? Or shall we go together?.
W: I think you can go yourself and show your concern to her since she sometimes would take your advice. So it's unnecessary for me to go with you. What's more, I've got my hands full tomorrow.
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W: Now, let me show you around our school. This is our computer lab.
M: Wow! So many computers! How many computers do you have?
W: We have 80 in this lab and we have another 40 in another lab. Besides all these, we have one for each teacher.
M: Then, how many teachers do you have?
W: 88. The teachers are using the computers as aids in their classes.
M: Really? Can we go into the classes to have a look?
W: Yes. This is an English class. The teacher is explaining new words with the help of the computer.
M: How nice! It is easier to explain the words with the help of the computer.
W: And it saves a lot of time.
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Good morning, everybody. My topic for today is “Early Money”. I'm going to tell you something about money used in the early days. To be honest, we know little about how early people came to use money, but we do know some things which have been used as money. In early times, in some European countries, salt was used as money. In some parts of Asia, tea was used for money. The American Indians used nuts and other things. Perhaps the most common money of all was animal of some kind. In some places today, cows are still used as a kind of money. So you see, things highly valued by everybody may sen^e as money.
The Chinese were the first people to use coins as money. Oh? sorry, you don't know the word? Well, it is spelled C-O-I-N. Here are some coins of the past. You can come over and have a look.